Glossary · Term
Falling in Love
A joyful emotional state of attraction to another person, rooted in instinct. It is natural and can be a trap of attraction that needs to be complemented by the mental realm. A relationship in which there is only infatuation is shallow and will not last.
In the Foundation's Topics
This is because falling in love stems from instinct, although it later encompasses feelings and affection, and instinct cannot recognize the mental realm or personality, only genetic compatibility for procreation.
It manifests through attraction to others and gives rise to the states of being in love based on the recognition of genetic compatibility.
A person may experience twenty infatuations at the same time, but they won't pay any attention to them; they'll simply see that it's normal for their emotions, spontaneously and naturally, to return to balance just as they become unsettled, and nothing else happens.